Apu Trilogy

Apur Sansar: Satyajit Ray's famed Apu Trilogy ends with a fascinating study of love and loss

Apur Sansar marks the debut of both Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sharmila Tagore, as Apu and Aparna respectively, both of whom went on to appear in a number of films by Satyajit Ray

Pather Panchali: How Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves inspired Satyajit Ray to write his first film

Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali is a reminder that one may need money to make a film, but one needs a deep and respectful understanding of human nature to make a great one | #FirstCulture

Jalsaghar: How Satyajit Ray, Chhabi Biswas crafted this haunting tale of moral erosion

Jalsaghar is one of Satyajit Ray’s many commentaries on the subject of old versus new | #FirstCulture

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Pather Panchali and its protagonist Apu get a graphic update

Almost nine decades after Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay penned the iconic novel Pather Pachali — about the journey of Apu — the novelist's grandson, Trinankur Banerjee, is scripting a continuation of the story set in modern times.

Soumitra Chatterjee honoured with Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian award

Exactly 30 after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France’s highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray’s films, is set to receive the prestigious award.

Satyajit Ray at 95: The Renaissance Man still holds total sway over our lives

Ray married occidental with the oriental and transcended the borders of watertight definitions that we use to define men whose genius we cannot comprehend.

JioMAMI is back with Mumbai Film Festival, and the lineup looks better than ever

JioMAMI Mumbai Film Festival gives a chance to see Hansal Mehta's Aligarh, which got a standing ovation at Busan Film Festival recently